The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-14
MY LADY ALISON.

BE patient, Alison. Try to look on
the bright side of life and hope for the
best"
The girl addressed laughed-a short,
savage laugh, that WAS not good to hear
from those beautiful lips. She sat with
tightly casped hands, her head thrown
back against the trunk of a great oak,
that swept its mossy arms downward
as if yearning to enfold its deposed and
beggared princess. There was hard
glitter in the half-shut black ewes as
they roamed from tree to shrub, from
the fountains flinging their diamond
spray high up in the sunshine to the
graceful statuary cleaning white
through the dark green leaves. Not
a nook nor corner in the familiar
grounds and the stately gray stone pal
ace, standing like crown in the midst
OF them. that did not possess its asso-
citation dearcr than life. This had been
her kingdom where she had reigned
naughty AS princess with her equals,
sweet and gracious to those beneath
her in station, dangerously alluring to
all; worshiped not only for her birth
right of beauty and wealth, but for her
fathers name, that was wreathed in
laurel wherever patriotism and bravery
are known and honored. One short
year, and to-day the father slept in a
hlshnnnral r. nv
stole through the gates of her heritage
as stranger might come to take last
look before going far away TO join with
unframed hands in the worlds rough
struggle for bread. What wonder that
the commonplace words of comfort
sounded like mockery to the proud
spirit torn by storm of bitter, rebel
lious thoughts, that arraigned with i'm
pious impartiality the justice of God
and man. The Alison Van Dant of one
year ago had given place to cynical
woman. returning hatred and scorn to
the world that had once come to wor-
ship and went away to revile. She an
swered her friends pitful glance with
an angry CLINT from the sombre eyes,
while the harsh laugh rang out again.
Good, substantial advice, equally
practicable and original, but, unfortu-
hateis' there IS "'ue o'nerehce between
looh,ns On lne orlsht sue o! NE from
d uislahcs ", anu per'enc'hs II.
She sat upright, and went on in a
high, strained voice:
Jesse .,., uresson' r a'u IL never occur
W yoo t''a' wy ~, ~ oh tiie sioe Vi wrong
and injustice?"
eaus. ot'ale lhe Una. hofliheo STARE.
Nv, ou mo"id p.il l.iahe ia pTau.iiul %a' lazy
M"cpeth' but listeh' ms is my an
eestra. honhei . monument 10 genera
1'ohs OF generous ana honorable men
anu women. now Dlaiheiessiy my 1atn-
CT uPhela 'te s.aihiess name lnouSahus
WI, "ioiii ,r, nus Sre"I leal' penelilleu couiu
'eii' ihe van Dah,s Atwa.s "seu .neir
power iot ihe soou oi tiosu less iot,
,unale tllah themselves WIN pfoua
uPlii.ihS Oh her heaa.,,wnlch, as the
worla goes she conilnueo' oltterly'
rs ehe reason !. "as TAKEN away rom
tnelr most Worthy representative anu
given 10 one VINO mas nov one reoeelh-
ing 4nailty IN ms we nature.
his 'htehse Sc love y, lol MS son IS re-
aeemlhs quill'ly' sa'u sehtlt JESSIE
always anxious 10 llna goou III every
one,
hyali Iiliette iuol'Zes ms own anu
olt,ous schemes IN 'ne ias"le oi 'ne M
ehlia' ~ Is 1he ohiy loEe ., oi wv MhiEn n lio
IS capap,e' le.o.'ea ew A.ispn m an an t,''.i.'
scorniuily' yer, wheh ne came s: 10 US
hve years ago asking only our lfiehu-
snip because ms 1a.het anu ihine were
warm school tflehas' ne was SO !. nuihple !,
and AT inc same tlihe' SO canuiuiy 80.
iic'tous 10 piease MS emp1sol
that ne Wouia nave uecel'ea I"
more suspicious ha'ulo ;'a1f an.1 w. y dii ,n W.
er s. Mitno9I gae n'sei., snso,,, he T,u tn;s ,'Gs
look 1or IL IN nome o.ners. ;.,,uaad utauua LIN ;,,s
accomplished Vllsa!n 81 iaslnuatea ,: Ldfan n.,
sen INTO the conhaehce o. us s...e ueneiao 'ae
tor that he was allowed 10 assume a'.,,;as ah,
limited con,rol OF lne pusiness as;, VS., Tn,n nant
the nonorea nalne "a Auss,n y, an ;rnast au
nad lhdhcea rlcn anu poor W invos'
tiieir savings. lhen, one terrible .l uayi y;
the crash came, when, amlu lhe u ,l iren%.eu .a
Ieproaches OF those VINO mao ,a; oeen .n,,s+ 'v t.
aucea 70 poverty .hrouSi @ .,ieit tad u u,t tha ha
him' the innocent ON nai l,' iatou - ,r;,ra ;no
unmeritea disgrace ions e"uun tha5, W wtl, "o
,ie lheln al. he posSsssb;uid ,,. oh;id he d;ed Of a
piesslhs55 iot ms Up,y o,>., ~ ,I Ia
broken heart. bue tne nan nan, WI VINO .',nau nau
spread the net that ehlahsieu 81 many
li'ed respected ana prospelous, nav. naa. -
saved enough OF ms a nlsoi'em had n.ss e deso, ~
rch'se S '.1 NY ,,ot,lJ anf,in n of INV murdered